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TitleCat Painting. Elegant Song Dynasty: A Scroll Painting Depicting the Scenery of the Song Dynasty
Original TitleCat Painting. Elegant Song Dynasty: A Scroll Painting of Song Dynasty Scenery
Editor：Tenwen Kadokawa
IllustratorSu Zhenglou
Publisher: Kadokawa, Taiwan
Publication Date: 2019-08-01
Language：Traditional Chinese
ISBN10: 9577431275
ISBN13: 9789577431271
BindingPaperback / 136 pages / 20 x 28.5 x 1.4 cm / General audience / Full color printing / First edition
Price550 yuan (Books.com.tw 博客來)
GiftMini paper screen, 2 bookmarks

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"Painting Cats: Elegant Song Dynasty" is the second volume in the Historical Cat Painting series, illustrated by Chinese illustrator Su Zhenglou. The first volume in the same series is also titled...Painting Cats - Meng Tang》 and the third episode畫 Cat. Returning to Han".

The unboxing video I did beforeTravel through the Song Dynasty with adorable catsThis is also a collection of illustrations featuring cats with Song Dynasty themes!

The design of the bare back dress has a more classical style, and the red main color brings a lively atmosphere, reflecting the vitality of the "Song Dynasty".

The first print run includes a mini paper screen and two bookmarks as bonuses.

The entire collection of illustrations comprises 136 pages, with text and illustrations roughly evenly split, containing approximately 50 color illustrations. The content covers a wide range of subjects from Song Dynasty beauties and renowned scholars to leisure activities, customs, and culinary culture, featuring lively cats as the main characters and creating works in the style of traditional Chinese meticulous brushwork and ink painting. 🐱

The accompanying dictionary entries and explanations are very detailed, making it a very informative illustrated book.

Official Introduction

Following the critically acclaimed bestseller "Painting Cats: Dreaming of Tang Dynasty", we are now releasing the second volume of our anthropomorphic cat-themed ancient-style illustrated scroll!
This time, the scene is set in the glorious Song Dynasty civilization, where talented men and beautiful women from the cat world make their appearance!
This heartwarming picture book combines adorable cats with romantic history, offering a glimpse into the vibrant and exciting Song Dynasty!

"Painting Cats: Elegant Song Dynasty" is the second volume in the "Painting Cats Series". The collection anthropomorphizes cats, using cats in various poses to depict the peerless beauties, famous scholars, leisure activities, customs and food culture of the Song Dynasty. It includes 50 illustrations and is divided into five parts: "Beauties of the Song Dynasty", "Biographies of Talented People of the Song Dynasty", "Leisure and Pleasure of the Song Dynasty", "Family Affairs of the Song Dynasty", and "Food of the Song Dynasty", showcasing the unique features of the Song Dynasty.

The illustrations draw on the characteristics of ancient meticulous brushwork and ink wash painting, using scene compositions from famous ancient paintings to vividly recreate the scenes of that time. Numerous authors were invited to write short essays for the illustrations, supplemented by relevant records from ancient books such as *Complete Song Lyrics*, *Dongjing Menghualu*, *Menglianglu*, *Ducheng Jisheng*, and *Xihu Laoren Fanshenglu*, providing detailed explanations of the historical allusions depicted in the illustrations. The collection possesses both a unique visual appeal and is full of engaging and informative content.